Tracy Mumford

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From The New York Times, it's The Headlines.

I'm Tracy Mumford.

Today's Monday, January 26th.

Here's what we're covering.

The second fatal shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis has kicked off what's become a new pattern from the Trump administration, of officials immediately going on the offensive, demonizing the victim, and often distorting the facts of what happened.

On Saturday morning, Alex Preddy, a Minneapolis resident who worked as an ICU nurse at the VA, had gathered with a small group of protesters near where federal agents were operating.

These kinds of scenes have become common in Minneapolis and across the country.

Demonstrators opposed to the administration's aggressive immigration enforcement come to blow whistles or record on their phones.

Videos show Preddy stepped between a woman and an agent who was pepper spraying her.

He was then pepper sprayed, and a group of agents piled onto him.

They pinned him down and appeared to pull a handgun off of Preddy's hip before agents opened fire, killing him.

Videos show Preddy, who had a permit to carry a firearm, never drew his weapon.

This looks like a situation where an individual arrived at the scene to inflict maximum damage on individuals and to kill law enforcement.

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem immediately claimed Preddy assaulted the officers.

That was echoed by the head of the FBI, Kash Patel.